Aziz halts Harinder in Valencia Final (29/10/2012)

Indian qualifier Harinder Pal Sandhu finally met his match in the final of the $15k PSA Valencia in Spain, losing out in three close games to fourth-seeded Egyptian Omar Abdel Aziz.

The 23-year-old from Chennai began his giant-killing charge in the qualifying finals where he overcame higher-ranked New Zealander Kashif Shuja to make the main draw against expectation.

Victory over England's Charles Sharpes saw Sandhu line up against top seed Adrian Grant in the quarter-finals - but the Indian underdog despatched the world No19 in a five-game thriller.

Ryder, ranked 43 in the world, provided Sandhu a hat-trick of English victims. The Chandhigarh-born world No 98 recovered from a game down to beat 32-year-old Ryder 5-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 after 80 minutes of intense squash.

The win marks 29-year-old Aziz’s fifth PSA title, coming five years after his last triumph

Finals:
[4] Omar Abdel Aziz (Egy) 3-0 [Q] Harinder Pal Sandhu (Ind) 11-8, 12-10, 11-8 (65m)

Semi-finals:
Harinder Pal Sandhu bt [3] Chris Ryder 5-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-9
Omar Abdel Aziz bt Kristian Frost 11-9, 11-6, 13-11

Quarter-finals:
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt [1] Adrian Grant (ENG) 11-7, 5-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-5
Chris Ryder (ENG) bt [Q] Davide Bianchetti (ITA) 7-11, 3-11, 12-10, 11-5 ret.
[4] Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) bt Steven Finitsis (AUS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-8
Kristian Frost Olesen (DEN) bt Rasmus Nielsen (DEN) 11-7, 11-8, 11-2

1st round:
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Charles Sharpes (ENG) 11-7, 11-3, 4-11, 11-4

Qualifying finals:
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Kashif Shuja (NZL) 11-6, 9-11, 13-11, 11-7

1st qualifying round:
Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) bt Carlos Cornes Ribadas (ESP) 12-10, 4-11, 11-4, 5-11, 11-6

Simon Rosner Celebrates Sixth In Santiago, Spain: 21 October 2012

Germany's Simon Rosner celebrated the sixth PSA World Tour title of his career after triumphing in four games in the final of the Santiago Open, the PSA International 25 squash event staged on an all-glass court at the Central Area Shopping Center in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

Earlier in the 1st round local hero Borja Golan, the defending champion beat World No 23 India’s Saurav Ghosal the highest ranked un seeded player in the draw 11-7, 11-4, 11-6.

Final:
[3] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [4] Cameron Pilley (AUS) 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 16-14 (74m)Semi-finals:
[4] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt [1] Adrian Grant (ENG) 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 (38m)
[3] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [2] Borja Golan (ESP) 11-8, 12-10, 8-11, 11-8 (73m)

Quarter-finals:
[1] Adrian Grant (ENG) bt Ivan Yuen (MAS) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (32m)
[4] Cameron Pilley (AUS) bt Omar Abdel Aziz (EGY) 9-11, 11-7, 11-4, 11-1 (43m)
[3] Simon Rosner (GER) bt [Q] Shaun le Roux (RSA) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 (30m)
[2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9 (62m)

1st round:
[2] Borja Golan (ESP) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-7, 11-4, 11-6 (39m)